Peggy McGee On April 18, 72 World War II veterans will be traveling to Washington, DC to see their memorial courtesy of the Southern Arizona Honor Flight program. Honor Flight Network is a nonprofit organization created solely to honor America’s WWII veterans for all their sacrifices. The cost per person is $1000 but each veteran…
Tag: veterans
Front Page, October 2014
Annual clothing and household goods drive
Janice Pell Mark the calendar and clean out the closets. Saturday morning, November 1, The Women of Quail Creek will hold its annual clothing drive for homeless veterans and families. TWOQC volunteers will be accepting donations from 9:00 to 11:00 a.m. in the parking lot in front of the Madera Clubhouse. Tucson’s VA hospital has…
Front Page, October 2014
Quail Creek residents welcome back WWII veterans from Washington DC
Peggy McGee Several Quail Creek residents were at the Tucson International Airport on September 16 to welcome World War II veterans back from Washington, DC. As part of the Honors Flight program, the veterans got to go to Washington at no cost to see the World War II Memorial as well as several other monuments…
June 2014
TWOQC send a WWII Wave on a June Honor Flight
Janice Pell To honor those who gave so much, TWOQC has contributed $1000 to sponsor a WWII veteran to a free three day trip to Washington D.C. with the nonprofit Honor Flight Tucson organization. At the May 19 meeting, guest speaker Kathy Mansur, volunteer veterans’ coordinator for Southern Arizona Honor Flights for WWII Veterans, told…
June 2014
Letters for WWII veterans on June Honor Flight
Janice Pell If you would like to individually express your gratitude to WWII veterans for their tremendous contribution to make our nation great, please write a letter to one or more of the veterans that will be flying to Washington D.C. on the June 25 to 27 Honor Flight. Letters may be addressed to the…
Front Page, May 2014
TWOQC gains notoriety on the national stage
Four years in a row The Women of Quail Creek have sponsored a clothing drive for homeless veterans in the Tucson area with the last three years being part of the national Make A Difference Day program. On April 10, 2014, in Washington, DC, their efforts were recognized nationally when TWOQC President Peggy McGee was…
March 2014
Veterans and residents of Robson Communities
On June 6 we commemorate the 70th anniversary of D-Day 1944. Think about what this means to the brave men and women who wore the uniform of the United States military and courageously fought for freedom. They were 18, 19 and 20 years old in 1944. Today they’re pushing 100. The French government is commemorating…
December 2013
Homeless Veterans benefit from generosity of Quail Creek residents
Peggy McGee The Women of Quail Creek and the staff at the VA Hospital in Tucson extend their sincere thanks to the residents of Quail Creek for their outpouring of donations for the homeless veterans in the Tucson area. When the 18 volunteers, including spouses of TWOQC members arrived, the morning air was chilly, but…
December 2013
Quail Creek Veterans Day Golf Tournament a big success
Tom Haberer The Veterans Day Golf Tournament hosted by the Quail Creek Veterans’ Golf Association raised over $4,000 for local veterans’ charities while providing a fun day of scramble golf, raffle prizes and lunch at the Madera Clubhouse. Over 140 golfers participated in the holiday event held on Monday, November 11. QCVGA is open to…
July 2013
Veterans’ Voice
Art Sloane The Veterans Administration is seeking public comments on the draft task force report concerning Gulf War veterans’ illnesses. The instructions for how to submit comments will be posted at regulations.gov. In addition, a public discussion board on the seven focus areas is at vagulfwartaskforce.uservoice.com. To view the report without making recommendations, go to…